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you've got the debt ceiling issue and the house doesn't want us to have a default on the debt. i think the speaker's has been very clear about that. you've got the continuing resolution that deals with the partial government shutdown. as i said, 83% of the federal government is open. do you think it is good to be out here borrowing $2 billion a day? >> keeping the debt ceiling down the road six weeks -- >> china, japan, opec, out here holding our debt? you know, what we have to do is get the spending under control. we don't have a revenue problem, we have a spending and priority problem. and what we in the house are saying is, look, the house controls the purse strings. you have to put these issues on the table. you cannot let the out of control spending continue. you cannot let this out of control borrowing $2 billion a day, you cannot continue to do that. >> and so essentially, you're standing by the house republican plan which doesn't reopen the government necessarily and -- it does kick the can down the debt ceiling debate will continue six weeks later. >> no, it doesn't ki
you've got the debt ceiling issue and the house doesn't want us to have a default on the debt. i think the speaker's has been very clear about that. you've got the continuing resolution that deals with the partial government shutdown. as i said, 83% of the federal government is open. do you think it is good to be out here borrowing $2 billion a day? >> keeping the debt ceiling down the road six weeks -- >> china, japan, opec, out here holding our debt? you know, what we have to do...
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ceiling issue. and what i wanted to ask you first, when you were out and about talking to your constituents, do they say to you, hey, i want you to vote to raise the debt ceiling? is it a big issue out there? >> almost no one. almost no one brings it up. you really have to be deep into the policy issues that are involved here. but i'll tell you, everyone talks about creating jobs and getting this economy moving again. whether or not we're dealing with the foreclosures in the chicagoland area, businesses struggling to hire more people, people understand this economy is fragile and i know -- and i hope your listeners and viewers know, that if we default on our debt as several irresponsible congressmen have already called for, we are virtually going to find ourselves in a position where we jeopardize this economy. >> for which there is some bipartisan consensus at least because that's what others are saying on the republican side as well. well, good luck to you, senator. another week coming up of busin
ceiling issue. and what i wanted to ask you first, when you were out and about talking to your constituents, do they say to you, hey, i want you to vote to raise the debt ceiling? is it a big issue out there? >> almost no one. almost no one brings it up. you really have to be deep into the policy issues that are involved here. but i'll tell you, everyone talks about creating jobs and getting this economy moving again. whether or not we're dealing with the foreclosures in the chicagoland...
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it's this debt ceiling issue that keeps coming back. the defaults and by far and away the most serious. the reason is very simple to understand. the u.s. debt is the back bone of the global economy. and there are trillions and trillions of dollars. 16 trillion. 13 trillion from the u.s. treasury. several more trillion in various other assets and backed securities. and they are the pillars holding up, if you like, the entire global financial system. now, michael and suzanne, if i say to you, look, i'm not going to pay back my debt to you. you'll say, thank you very much. that's the last time we lend you any money. and nobody really cares much ta tab. but if the u.s. government does this it's as if you're being told the sun isn't fliegtz east. it's as if you're being told that the earth is no longer round. and it's as if you're being told that gravity no longer exists. the financial world relies upon. >> so in light of all of those comparisons, i mean, investors outside of the united states must be pretty concerned. you're talking about t
it's this debt ceiling issue that keeps coming back. the defaults and by far and away the most serious. the reason is very simple to understand. the u.s. debt is the back bone of the global economy. and there are trillions and trillions of dollars. 16 trillion. 13 trillion from the u.s. treasury. several more trillion in various other assets and backed securities. and they are the pillars holding up, if you like, the entire global financial system. now, michael and suzanne, if i say to you,...
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the debt ceiling issue o is on tuesday. what's happening? >> it's absolutely amazing that the last day of july, last weekday in july congress has not acted. we're less than four days away from the united states government completely running outet of money. i mean republicans and democrats in congress should be completely ashamed of themselves. there seems to be no adult left here in washington. in the past, bob dole or howard baker or george mitchell or ronald reagan or tip o'neill found a way to put aside their differences and solve the nation's problems and come to a compromise. that's not happening here in washington and it's frankly humiliating when the rest of the world sees how our politicians are behaving. it's unbelievable. >> and investors in the rest of the world. explain the politics to me, sam. the white house actually wanted john boehner, republican house leader's plan to pass last night. >> that's exactly right. they need a bill to go to the senate to begin the conversation. they also need a partner at the end of the day and th
the debt ceiling issue o is on tuesday. what's happening? >> it's absolutely amazing that the last day of july, last weekday in july congress has not acted. we're less than four days away from the united states government completely running outet of money. i mean republicans and democrats in congress should be completely ashamed of themselves. there seems to be no adult left here in washington. in the past, bob dole or howard baker or george mitchell or ronald reagan or tip o'neill found...
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with growing concern. >> i am worried because this debt ceiling issue has not been cracked. >> reporter: and it's not just the head of the international monetary fund. people on the streets of beijing are aware the u.s. debt affects china's economy, too. >> translator: the crisis is not only limited in the u.s., but also in europe. we cannot say the u.s. is not powerful now. as a big u.s. debt-holder, china will for sure be affected. >> reporter: and in australia, too. >> it makes it much more expensive for tourists to visit australia. those parts of our economy exposed to the tourist sector, we've spent a lot of money promoting australia overseas, are not going to benefit from that. >> reporter: in tokyo some economic experts see history repeating itself. they compare the current u.s. debt crisis to japan's crippling recession of the 1990s. >> it's the exact replay of what we went through in japan 10, 15 years ago. >> reporter: however the debate plays out in washington, experts say the financial ripples will be felt around the world. >> it's an issue that really is lurking in the back
with growing concern. >> i am worried because this debt ceiling issue has not been cracked. >> reporter: and it's not just the head of the international monetary fund. people on the streets of beijing are aware the u.s. debt affects china's economy, too. >> translator: the crisis is not only limited in the u.s., but also in europe. we cannot say the u.s. is not powerful now. as a big u.s. debt-holder, china will for sure be affected. >> reporter: and in australia, too....
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less hopeful news, no signs that either side is bundling over the shutdown or the debt ceiling issue. we're now ten days away of the government's default on its bills and obligations. just listen to what john boehner told abc about a clean or unconditional debt ceiling increase. >> we are not going to pass a clean debt limit increase. i told the president, there's no way we're going to pass. the votes are not in the house to pass a clean debt limit. and the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. >> so under no circumstances will you pass a clean debt limit? >> we are not going down that path. >> boehner says he also lacks the votes needed to pass a clean government funding bill to keep the government open. but if you ask the house minority leader, she says she has 197 democrats that would sign on and a whole bunch of republicans that she didn't name. and they say they're not going to negotiate on obama care or anything else with a government shutdown and risking the de faumts on our debts. so speaker boehner acknowledges that he and harry reid all but did a
less hopeful news, no signs that either side is bundling over the shutdown or the debt ceiling issue. we're now ten days away of the government's default on its bills and obligations. just listen to what john boehner told abc about a clean or unconditional debt ceiling increase. >> we are not going to pass a clean debt limit increase. i told the president, there's no way we're going to pass. the votes are not in the house to pass a clean debt limit. and the president is risking default by...
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ceiling issues and we have to ask the simple question, when people say what did you do to defend this. if we say we did nothing, we just continued to raise it year after year and never tried to stand in the way and fix it, they would hold us to account then. we're trying to -- what's interesting, there is this whole guessing game of how far along are we, how bad is it. it's kind of like you're playing a football game, you're 21 points behind in a football game but you can't decide if you're in the first quarter or the last two minutes. a lot of republicans feel like we're really getting into a critical moment here, over 100% of debt to gdp right now and our debt, we continue to accelerate and our deficits here. we have to find a way to solve this and stabilize it. if we feel like this is a critical moment, we need to resolve it, but yet there are democrats saying keep going, keep going, this is not an issue, this is not a problem, harry reid saying what was that a year ago when he said i'm not going to talk about social security another two decades, we look and say better to solve it
ceiling issues and we have to ask the simple question, when people say what did you do to defend this. if we say we did nothing, we just continued to raise it year after year and never tried to stand in the way and fix it, they would hold us to account then. we're trying to -- what's interesting, there is this whole guessing game of how far along are we, how bad is it. it's kind of like you're playing a football game, you're 21 points behind in a football game but you can't decide if you're in...
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what wall street is really focusing on is the debt ceiling issue. it's a bigger deal. and that's coming in about a week and a half. what's worrying investors at this point is that the weekend came and went, no teal happened in congress. and what's even worse as far as investigators see it is boehner floating this idea to tie the shutdown discussions to the debt ceiling discussions. since there's little movement on the shutdown, that is worrying the investors. >> alison kosik reporting live from new york for us this morning. >>> we're just learning new details on the failed raid over the weekend with s.e.a.l. team six in somalia. barbara starr is at the pentagon to explain more. >> cnn just learned that the navy s.e.a.l. team six mission, their mission was to capture alive the man they were looking for, a man name who is a seep yor al shabaab leader. they were going into the town to try to capture him alive. they ran into heavy opposition, the firefight that we've been reporting on. and that is when they made the decision that they could not take him alive and decided t
what wall street is really focusing on is the debt ceiling issue. it's a bigger deal. and that's coming in about a week and a half. what's worrying investors at this point is that the weekend came and went, no teal happened in congress. and what's even worse as far as investigators see it is boehner floating this idea to tie the shutdown discussions to the debt ceiling discussions. since there's little movement on the shutdown, that is worrying the investors. >> alison kosik reporting...
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ceiling issue? and let the money flow for social security recipients, for veterans, foreign investors, who lone a lot of these usual treasuries? >> and kids on head start, not being able to go to head start, seniors on the meals on wheels program, not getting the food, the nutrition they need. not having important agencies. no, the republicans have got to do what the american people want. that is stop holding this government and the american people hostage. they're getting that message. when wall street and the big-money interests are coming in and say you guys are nuts. if you don't pay or nets, we'll see an inter -- >> they had that big, big meeting over at the white house, the republican leadership with the president, only moments ago eric cantor, the majority leader in the house, he said this. let me play the clip. >> i think we had a very useful meeting. it was clarifying, i think for both sides to where we are, and the takeaway from the meeting was our teams are going to be talking further ton
ceiling issue? and let the money flow for social security recipients, for veterans, foreign investors, who lone a lot of these usual treasuries? >> and kids on head start, not being able to go to head start, seniors on the meals on wheels program, not getting the food, the nutrition they need. not having important agencies. no, the republicans have got to do what the american people want. that is stop holding this government and the american people hostage. they're getting that message....
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we've got the debt ceiling issue coming up in august, and what are they going to do? and i this i the candidates have to get beyond the generalities of where we are right now for the debt. that was the biggest issue in my primary, and i think it's going to be the biggest issue in this primary, along with the economy. >> i'll say amen if we can get them beyond the generalities. i guess that's in part my job. but how do you answer someone who says yes, debt and deficits are a huge concern, spending is a huge concern, but how far can you go right now, given the fragility of the recovery, some people, including the president of the united states, i know he's from the other party, he says you have to spend some, infrastructure spending, some, it's a dirty word, stimulus. >> what i'd like to hear from the candidates is how about taxes? taxes and regulation are the biggest factor right now in terms of our economic growth. we've seen it time and time again. this administration has continued to burden the private seconder in a way that's made it difficult to grow and create jo
we've got the debt ceiling issue coming up in august, and what are they going to do? and i this i the candidates have to get beyond the generalities of where we are right now for the debt. that was the biggest issue in my primary, and i think it's going to be the biggest issue in this primary, along with the economy. >> i'll say amen if we can get them beyond the generalities. i guess that's in part my job. but how do you answer someone who says yes, debt and deficits are a huge concern,...
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some want an even harder line on another issue, raising the national debt ceiling. they're going to have to avoid and debt falling. it's going to be deals passed by the house, hard enough to pass by itself. but the key issues, keeping the government funded, raising the debt ceiling paper lot of republicans in the rank and file say they want kevin mccarthy to take a firm line and not demand to raise the debt ceiling. so all of these issues are huge, huge challenges for kevin mccarthy. if he can -- >> i feel like you're reporting on the hill, the tea party and it was like, what are we doing today? not funding the government. it was so much of our reporting time spent on what the government was not doing. >> there say lot of deja vu to the dysfunction. >> yeah. >> the house republicans are interesting. in the senate you have the dynamic, will it make difference with senator sinema switching parties becoming independent. one says this is all about her, others say no big deal. >> democrats they're not actual enthusiastic helping somebody to sabotage the most important le
some want an even harder line on another issue, raising the national debt ceiling. they're going to have to avoid and debt falling. it's going to be deals passed by the house, hard enough to pass by itself. but the key issues, keeping the government funded, raising the debt ceiling paper lot of republicans in the rank and file say they want kevin mccarthy to take a firm line and not demand to raise the debt ceiling. so all of these issues are huge, huge challenges for kevin mccarthy. if he can...
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even before this week congress is going to start to try to address the debt ceiling, raise the debt limit. it's been an issue that divided republicans badly since the john boehner era. paul ryan has to cast a vote to increase the debt ceiling and have a short term debt limit increase. it will be on paul ryan's lap as soon as he gets in. plus a december 11th funding deadline. he has to cut a deal with the white house engage in the talks to anger the right wing party. he is stepping in the same problems that john boehner had. it's like a congratulations with a question mark. >> no joe. what impact will it have? we saw david former delaware bond together. joe is out. so what. what about the union money and the support. how quickly does it consolidate now? around hillary clinton maybe some around bernie sanders. the news coverage about joe biden evaporates. and then the kind of final two joe factors is he going to be a thorn in hillary clinton's side or not. and when are we going to see his sort of the rest of his legacy emerge. the cancer activism he told us he's going to be doing. >> he foc
even before this week congress is going to start to try to address the debt ceiling, raise the debt limit. it's been an issue that divided republicans badly since the john boehner era. paul ryan has to cast a vote to increase the debt ceiling and have a short term debt limit increase. it will be on paul ryan's lap as soon as he gets in. plus a december 11th funding deadline. he has to cut a deal with the white house engage in the talks to anger the right wing party. he is stepping in the same...
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. >>> the pressure to solve the debt ceiling issue is being felt in washington, of course, but officials across the country are anxious for congress and the white house to get this deal done. one mayor went as far to write president obama and the members of congress a letter this week offering ground level insight into the crisis. the letter says i write to offer some outside the beltway perspective and to strongly affirm the need for an immediate bipartisan practical solution that balance yunss federal reduced spending with a comparative mild increase in rev news. the author of the letter joins me now. phoenix mayor, phil gordon. thank you for coming on the show. why did you decide to send the president and congressional leaders this letter. did you think it would help them? >> i am hoping it will help. i want to point out respectfully the crisis is already here. we have had contracts now that have been affected particularly at the airport, where people are not able to go to work, which means people are out of work. phoenix has bit hit as hard or harder than any other city in the united
. >>> the pressure to solve the debt ceiling issue is being felt in washington, of course, but officials across the country are anxious for congress and the white house to get this deal done. one mayor went as far to write president obama and the members of congress a letter this week offering ground level insight into the crisis. the letter says i write to offer some outside the beltway perspective and to strongly affirm the need for an immediate bipartisan practical solution that...
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was just talking about, if we don't raise the debt ceiling. one of the reasons i was told by some inside the administration you is don't want to spook the markets. well, the market is down 95 points today. and remember what happened when the president said you might not get your social security checks. he was accused of fearmongering. >> the point is though that the president at that news conference last week said he wouldn't accept any short-term stop gap measure, 0 days, 60-days, 90 days, not even 180 days. >> right. >> he said he wouldn't go along with that, but if he's forced to do so, he may have to reconsider. >> what we hear is the sound of concrete cracking, i think ronald reagan said. i think the short-term deal, in fact, may be the best that the president can get. maybe they can get something in three stages that can get them through the election. the deal they are working on in the senate could give everybody a little bit of what they want. >> the mcconnell deal. >> the mcdonnel/reid deal. the president could get a debt ceiling that
was just talking about, if we don't raise the debt ceiling. one of the reasons i was told by some inside the administration you is don't want to spook the markets. well, the market is down 95 points today. and remember what happened when the president said you might not get your social security checks. he was accused of fearmongering. >> the point is though that the president at that news conference last week said he wouldn't accept any short-term stop gap measure, 0 days, 60-days, 90...
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>> well, on the debt ceiling. let's just talk about the most fundamental of issues right there. is there an issue more important than meeting our obligations as a country. first and foremost, it's how we proceed in our responsibility as a country and meeting our obligations. >> the problem with running for president is that people want to see a fully rounded picture of the character of the man or woman that's going to be in the white house. for argument sake, part of the issue of this show when i asked christine o'donnell about her view of gay marriage and she simply walks out. michele bachmann has pretty strong views on that. what is your view? >> on gay marriage? >> yeah. >> i believe in civil unions. i think we can do a better job in this country as it relates to equality and basic reciprocal beneficiary rights. i'm in favor of traditional marriage. i don't think you can redefine it without getting in trouble, but i think along with that we can have civil unions. i think this country has arrived at a point in time where we can show a little more equality and respect. leave it
>> well, on the debt ceiling. let's just talk about the most fundamental of issues right there. is there an issue more important than meeting our obligations as a country. first and foremost, it's how we proceed in our responsibility as a country and meeting our obligations. >> the problem with running for president is that people want to see a fully rounded picture of the character of the man or woman that's going to be in the white house. for argument sake, part of the issue of...
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senator collins was talking about the effects of not raising the debt ceiling. she says that republicans some republicans are skeptical because the treasury department doesn't exactly tell them how much money it has in the bank to pay these things, and all of a sudden, when they predicted economic doom and gloom they come up with some money and that's why there's skepticism. >> there is also since 2010, we have had t.a.r.p., we've had multiple in sequestrations. and those predictions didn't come to pass. a number of republicans say we don't actually think if we go through the debt ceiling that's going to be such a bad thing. to me, that is very dangerous. because nobody knows what would happen if we go through the debt ceiling. whatever happens with the markets, economists say we cannot pay social security recipients, we cannot pay doctors for medicare. there is no question about that. >> i just talked to a republican congressman who said i don't believe that we can't pay for people's social security. i think they're lying when they say that. >> is their calcula
senator collins was talking about the effects of not raising the debt ceiling. she says that republicans some republicans are skeptical because the treasury department doesn't exactly tell them how much money it has in the bank to pay these things, and all of a sudden, when they predicted economic doom and gloom they come up with some money and that's why there's skepticism. >> there is also since 2010, we have had t.a.r.p., we've had multiple in sequestrations. and those predictions...
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i can't imagine something that would be more uncertain than this issue of the debt ceiling. do you believe that john boehner and the house republicans should make it clear that the united states will not default on its debt? >> well, first, the united states is not going to default on its debt. we have a witching hour where the budget ceiling, sequestration and the live and tax rates are all occurring, and that will be part of a political negotiation. as an economist, i would think that if we get to a situation ere governor romney becomes the president, then the lame-duck congress ought to simply shift things down the road a few months to the enactment of governor romney's tax plan. if the president wins re-election, that's a different negotiation, but it should center quickly on the appropriate tax policy, but there's no question that the nation isn't going to default on its debt. >> but should we make that clear to prevent uncertainty? should john boehner make clear that the united states should not default? >> i can't give political advice to politicians. all i can say is
i can't imagine something that would be more uncertain than this issue of the debt ceiling. do you believe that john boehner and the house republicans should make it clear that the united states will not default on its debt? >> well, first, the united states is not going to default on its debt. we have a witching hour where the budget ceiling, sequestration and the live and tax rates are all occurring, and that will be part of a political negotiation. as an economist, i would think that...
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our primary focus has always been on legislative issues, the health care law, the debt ceiling, cap and trade, the overspending, the stimulus. our issues are focused on the legislation before congress, and that's what a 501c-4 is for. >> when you had conversations with these irs agents, these irss officials, did you ever discern any anti-tea party or anti-conservative bias, or was it just bureaucratic demands that were just never hending? >> you could tell from the questions they were asking and the fact that so many patriot groups and 912 groups and tea party groups around the country were getting them that this was something very unusual happening systemwide to people who were applying for the status. so i could tell that that was happening, and it's obvious that they were trying to make the process as difficult as possible. and they -- they're still to this day stringing tea party patriots along. >> jenny beth martin with tea party patriots, thanks for yb time. >> thank you. >>> the president says the e-mails are a sideshow. the talking points issue. but that's not how some of the fa
our primary focus has always been on legislative issues, the health care law, the debt ceiling, cap and trade, the overspending, the stimulus. our issues are focused on the legislation before congress, and that's what a 501c-4 is for. >> when you had conversations with these irs agents, these irss officials, did you ever discern any anti-tea party or anti-conservative bias, or was it just bureaucratic demands that were just never hending? >> you could tell from the questions they...
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and it will be tied into the debt ceiling and tied to the shutdown for the president to still say i didn't negotiate on the debt ceiling but we made this concession. it will be something luke the medical device tax repeal, something like that. i think the danger for republicans and the congressman can speak to this better than i can, that kind of minor sort of tactical victory, is it worth the path? it is worth the pr hit? >> i want to get you to hold. i'll get both of you, all of you to comment when we return. help the gulf recover and learn from what happened so we could be a better, safer energy company. i can tell you - safety is at the heart of everything we do. we've added cutting-edge technology, like a new deepwater well cap and a state-of-the-art monitoring center, where experts watch over all drilling activity twenty-four-seven. and we're sharing what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. our commitment has never been stronger. peace of mind is important when so we provide it services you bucan rely on. with centurylink as your trusted it partner, you'll
and it will be tied into the debt ceiling and tied to the shutdown for the president to still say i didn't negotiate on the debt ceiling but we made this concession. it will be something luke the medical device tax repeal, something like that. i think the danger for republicans and the congressman can speak to this better than i can, that kind of minor sort of tactical victory, is it worth the path? it is worth the pr hit? >> i want to get you to hold. i'll get both of you, all of you to...
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but they certainly do have a lot to talk about, a couple of main issues coming to mind, those debt ceiling negotiations that are under way between the white house and congress, vice president biden who is in this foursome leading the talks. but the thought is that ultimately it will come down to the speaker and the president to negotiate all of the fine print and really close a deal on that. and then the other issue is libya. it is so intriguing the timing of this round of golf because tomorrow is 90 days after president obama initially notified congress he was sending really troops into this operation in libya. and this week, speaker boehner said to the president, sent him a letter saying his thought on the matter and the thought of many members of congress was that the white house was going to be in violation of the war powers resolution for not seeking congressional authorization, something the white house said they don't feel legally that they need to do. so some pretty important issues of national security and the economy that could have been discussed on the golf course and, again, w
but they certainly do have a lot to talk about, a couple of main issues coming to mind, those debt ceiling negotiations that are under way between the white house and congress, vice president biden who is in this foursome leading the talks. but the thought is that ultimately it will come down to the speaker and the president to negotiate all of the fine print and really close a deal on that. and then the other issue is libya. it is so intriguing the timing of this round of golf because tomorrow...
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ceiling on a temporary basis, if the president agrees to talk about budget issues. and so i think they're going to go to the white house this afternoon, and then the president will agree to negotiate with them, and then i think they will also make a deal on the government shutdown. i think we're seeing an elaborate dance, everybody's feeling like they take the initiative in getting things off of this impasse. but ultimately, i think this will be a good thing. i'm kind of astounded for them to ask for a budget conference now, the republicans, since we have been demanding that the speaker boehner appoint conferrees to a budget conference for several months now. but finally we're going to get to do what we should have been doing a long time ago and that's use regular order, the regular processes, of congress to reach a budget agreement. >> and congressman, are you worried at all here that this doesn't really adequately address the government shutdown issue, you could be in a period of talking back and forth, which is progress, but the american people still essentially
ceiling on a temporary basis, if the president agrees to talk about budget issues. and so i think they're going to go to the white house this afternoon, and then the president will agree to negotiate with them, and then i think they will also make a deal on the government shutdown. i think we're seeing an elaborate dance, everybody's feeling like they take the initiative in getting things off of this impasse. but ultimately, i think this will be a good thing. i'm kind of astounded for them to...
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on issues directly related to the nation's debt, like entitlement reform. in an attempt to make the president look unreasonable, some 20 times sunday, john boehner said all he wants is a conversation. >> my goal here is not to have the united states default on their debt. my goal here is to have a serious conversation about those things that are driving the deficit and driving the debt up, and the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. >> reporter: on the government shutdown, seven days in, still no end in sight. the president taunted the speaker for refusing to schedule a vote on a clean no strings attached bill to fund and reopen the federal government. >> if republicans and speaker boehner are saying there are not enough votes, then they should prove it. >> reporter: that in response to boehner insisting the votes are not there. but some of boehner's rank and file moderate republicans disagree. you agree with that? >> with respect to the speaker, i do not agree. i believe that if a clean c.r. were put on the house floor, that
on issues directly related to the nation's debt, like entitlement reform. in an attempt to make the president look unreasonable, some 20 times sunday, john boehner said all he wants is a conversation. >> my goal here is not to have the united states default on their debt. my goal here is to have a serious conversation about those things that are driving the deficit and driving the debt up, and the president is risking default by not having a conversation with us. >> reporter: on the...
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which, ashleigh, as you've noted is an extension of the debt ceiling for more than a year. it would put it beyond the 2014 mid-term election. to really move this hot potato issue after that. but at this point it seems to be in doubt whether the house would do something like that. we've heard from the speaker. he says that the debt ceiling increase without concessions is going nowhere in the house. >> i just got the full text of this. if you'll indulge me for a second, i want to read something more that the white house has put out about the phone call. speaker boehner, again, characterized this phone call at 10:45 this morning from the president to speaker boehner as the president called me to tell me he won't negotiate. the white house says the president is willing to negotiate with republicans after the threat of government shutdown and default have been removed. i'll skip ahead. the president urged the speaker to hold a vote in the house of representatives on the senate passed measure that would re-open the federal government immediately. citing the senate's intention to
which, ashleigh, as you've noted is an extension of the debt ceiling for more than a year. it would put it beyond the 2014 mid-term election. to really move this hot potato issue after that. but at this point it seems to be in doubt whether the house would do something like that. we've heard from the speaker. he says that the debt ceiling increase without concessions is going nowhere in the house. >> i just got the full text of this. if you'll indulge me for a second, i want to read...
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and it will be tied into the debt ceiling and tied to the shutdown for the president to still say i didn't negotiate on the debt ceiling but we made this concession. it will end up being something like the medical device tax repeal, something like that. i think the danger for republicans and the congressman can speak to this better than i can, that kind of minor sort of tactical victory, is it worth the path? it is worth the pr hit? >> i want to get you to hold. i'll get both of you, all of you to comment when we return. we want to talk about the endgame to a stalemate and who is going to pay the price in the next election. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give you the money to buy one a model year newer. call... and ask an insurance expert about all our benefits today, like our 24/7 support and service, because at liberty mutual insurance, we believe our customers do their best out there in
and it will be tied into the debt ceiling and tied to the shutdown for the president to still say i didn't negotiate on the debt ceiling but we made this concession. it will end up being something like the medical device tax repeal, something like that. i think the danger for republicans and the congressman can speak to this better than i can, that kind of minor sort of tactical victory, is it worth the path? it is worth the pr hit? >> i want to get you to hold. i'll get both of you, all...
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i can't imagine something that would be more uncertain than this issue of the debt ceiling. do you believe that john boehner and the house republicans should make it clear that the united states will not default on its debt? >> well, first, the united states is not going to default on its debt. we have a witching hour where the budget ceiling, sequestration and the live and tax rates are all occurring, and that will be part of a political negotiation. as an economist, i would think that if we get to a situation where governor romney becomes the president, then the lame-duck congress ought to simply shift things down the road a few months to the enactment of governor romney's tax plan. if the president wins re-election, that's a different negotiation, but it should center quickly on the appropriate tax policy, but there's no question that the nation isn't going to default on its debt. >> but should we make that clear to prevent uncertainty? should john boehner make clear that the united states should not default? >> i can't give political advice to politicians. all i can say
i can't imagine something that would be more uncertain than this issue of the debt ceiling. do you believe that john boehner and the house republicans should make it clear that the united states will not default on its debt? >> well, first, the united states is not going to default on its debt. we have a witching hour where the budget ceiling, sequestration and the live and tax rates are all occurring, and that will be part of a political negotiation. as an economist, i would think that...
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we wouldn't have to revisit this issue of the debt ceiling. but they're so far short of that in these negotiate eggses that i think that's likely to fall through, too. i think they're likely to fall back on some sort of short-term, interim solution that president clearly does not want. and there is fear in the white house that if we do a short-term solution it would get us past the default problem but the credit rating agencies like standard & poors could downgrade the credit of the united states. >> and then you have the problem that this continues to come up over and over and over again. and of course it's not going to get any easier to continue this debate the closer you get to an election. and the white house would like to have it done. >> gloria borger, david gergen, thanks. >>> crime and punishment, what the lead detectives in the casey anthony investigation said today about the young mother's acquittal. and gary tuchman talked to one of the jurors about the deep divide on one of the charges that could have put anthony in prison for year
we wouldn't have to revisit this issue of the debt ceiling. but they're so far short of that in these negotiate eggses that i think that's likely to fall through, too. i think they're likely to fall back on some sort of short-term, interim solution that president clearly does not want. and there is fear in the white house that if we do a short-term solution it would get us past the default problem but the credit rating agencies like standard & poors could downgrade the credit of the united...
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secretary, the president tried to get that debt ceiling issue solved. he could not achieve that. it's going to be hanging out there as you correctly point out in february or march. and the republicans will have some increased leverage. i want both of you to stick around. robert reich and grover norquist. we're getting new word now on the vice president of the united states, joe biden. what will he do if there's a senate vote tonight? stand by. where is flo? anybody know where flo is? are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choose from. careful, though -- that kind of power can go to your head. that explains a lot. yo, buddy! i got this. gimme one, gimme one, gimme one! the power of the "name your price" tool. only from progressive. aww man. [ male announcer ] returns are easy with free pickup from the u.s. postal service. we'll even drop off boxes if you need them. visit usps.com pay, print, and have it picked up for free. any time of year. â™
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we are now ten days away from the debt ceiling fight and there is no end in sight to the shutdown issue. i think this will turn into the perfect political storm. where you've got the debt ceiling, budget and government shut down and implementation of obama care which is facing enormous problems as they weren't live on-line. in fact, not live on-line this weekend p. they had to take it down to fix glitches. which are more than gliks glitches. which is problematic. so the first 17 days of october, yes, it'll end up being balled up into one. and the big problem, don, is that we keep doing this. we keep doing short term fixes. whether it's a yearly debt ceiling fight or yearly budget fight. we don't get to the underlying problems that need to be addressed at some point or other. but that would take enormous responsibility and cooperation by our elected officials and frankly, i think that's too much to hope for these days. >> all right. thank you. appreciate it. >> in all seriousness -- i was going to say, i don't think it matters what the democrats or president obama says. we see the tea pa
we are now ten days away from the debt ceiling fight and there is no end in sight to the shutdown issue. i think this will turn into the perfect political storm. where you've got the debt ceiling, budget and government shut down and implementation of obama care which is facing enormous problems as they weren't live on-line. in fact, not live on-line this weekend p. they had to take it down to fix glitches. which are more than gliks glitches. which is problematic. so the first 17 days of...
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and raising the nation's debt ceiling? whenever there has been a divided government in the past and a stalemate, they get together, sit down, smart guys come in the room or whatever and they work it out. the president is saying no negotiations. go ahead and explain. a lot of people still are confused when they hear the republicans want to negotiate, the democrats don't. >> well, there's nothing wrong with negotiating. i think one of the misnomers people have is democrats have negotiated. the spending limit that the democrats have agreed to is the republican spending limit. that is a significance of around $980 billion cr. that's a significant amount lowlow er than what democrats wanted. in terms of the idea of negotiating with republicans, i'm curious. are we negotiating with republicans that wanted to defund obama care, then they wanted to delay obama care, and then they want to do something else in terms of spending cuts. how do you negotiate with someone that doesn't know what position they have? that's the problem with
and raising the nation's debt ceiling? whenever there has been a divided government in the past and a stalemate, they get together, sit down, smart guys come in the room or whatever and they work it out. the president is saying no negotiations. go ahead and explain. a lot of people still are confused when they hear the republicans want to negotiate, the democrats don't. >> well, there's nothing wrong with negotiating. i think one of the misnomers people have is democrats have negotiated....
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also, we're in the middle of these debt ceiling negotiations that are going on. vice president biden has been up on the hill talking with republicans and democrats. he is, as you know, fred, in this as well as ohio governor john kasich who used to be a member of the house budget committee. the timing is just intriguing. >> it certainly is, brianna. later, when we get more images, hopefully we can see whether there are smiles there on the golf course given this kind of potential friction you just spelled out for us. >> reporter: on a lighter note, we may be getting the scores as well. we'll bring those to you as soon as we know them. >> brianna keilar, thanks so much, at the white house, appreciate it. >>> it's down to the wire for a same-sex marriage bill in new york. it is stalled in the state senatement we'll fill you in on who ease opposing the measure and why next. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving t
also, we're in the middle of these debt ceiling negotiations that are going on. vice president biden has been up on the hill talking with republicans and democrats. he is, as you know, fred, in this as well as ohio governor john kasich who used to be a member of the house budget committee. the timing is just intriguing. >> it certainly is, brianna. later, when we get more images, hopefully we can see whether there are smiles there on the golf course given this kind of potential friction...
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as you put out a second ago, does mitt romney want to be running as guy posed to raising the debt ceiling? >> to be honest, when you look at this issue objectively, it's a ridiculous thing for him to say. so, yeah. interesting point. >> but this is what happens when you pander in the primaries. the long contest the democrats had in 2008 was about who could appeal to voters in the center of the spectrum. and minnesota, republican parties fault lines are between tim pawlenty and michele bachmann. so, this is really going to be an interesting fight. the caucus states, not necessarily the most representative way to select a president either. >> thanks very much to all of you. appreciate it. remember, barack obama voted against raising the debt ceiling. then became president and said yea. >>> we're going to go to syria for a report from arwa damon and next, we take you to a number of places in america where they are ditching the dollar. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout y
as you put out a second ago, does mitt romney want to be running as guy posed to raising the debt ceiling? >> to be honest, when you look at this issue objectively, it's a ridiculous thing for him to say. so, yeah. interesting point. >> but this is what happens when you pander in the primaries. the long contest the democrats had in 2008 was about who could appeal to voters in the center of the spectrum. and minnesota, republican parties fault lines are between tim pawlenty and...
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will be no talks whatsoever with speaker mccarthy and demanding he simply raise the debt ceiling without any conditions attached. but talking to members in both parties, both parties are concerned with their leaderships approach to this issue. i'm still still struggling with still struggling with the fact that we $32 trillion in debt leaning now it was right now would be a no. i think the speaker of the house and the president, united states should always talk. right and so should the leader of the senate should always be talking. so i think i think joe biden should be talking to kevin mccarthy, even if those conversations right now. prove nothing productive, but i do think they should be talking. and what is your fear? if there are these talks don't happen. well, my fear is that this gets pushed all the way to the last moment. and then if we're at the last moment and things fall apart, we go off. we go off the cliff for the first time in default, which would be absolutely catastrophic. but despite the pressure among some democrats like that, congressman moskowitz right there the democra
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with the debt ceiling is important, if we have an interest rate spike, every point that the interest rate goes up, we add $1.3 trillion to our debt. >> you mentioned the bipartisan effort led by bowles-simpson, that is the basis of your recommendation from the gang of six. >> let's go ahead and cut spending. let's reform our tax code where we'll bring rates down but eliminate some of the exemptions so we can generate revenues. at about a three to one ratio of cuts and interest rate savings to new revenues. >> now, there was and is a revenue component to bowles-simpson and what people are predicting will come out of it, the group that you are leading right now. will the republicans who are not members of your group in the house of representatives and other republicans in the senate go for a revenue increase of any form, shape or size? >> eliot, what we're basically saying, what bowles-simpson says is let's take the reagan approach in '86. the reagan approach that had bipartisan support and said lower rates and get rid of exemptions and it generated more revenue. so i think that if the
with the debt ceiling is important, if we have an interest rate spike, every point that the interest rate goes up, we add $1.3 trillion to our debt. >> you mentioned the bipartisan effort led by bowles-simpson, that is the basis of your recommendation from the gang of six. >> let's go ahead and cut spending. let's reform our tax code where we'll bring rates down but eliminate some of the exemptions so we can generate revenues. at about a three to one ratio of cuts and interest rate...
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to the debt ceiling. of course, the problem is, they have to get beyond the shutting down the government. then they can sit down and talk. and then the president's democrats, as wolf was talking about earlier, then they can get really update because they don't want any cuts in medicare, for example. >> yeah, the president, he needs to call up john boehner and the two of them, without anybody else, they have to start talking and talking. dana don't go too far away. gloria sheer as well. >>> two u.s. commando raids overseas signaling just how important american forces have become in gets terrorists. the ranking member is standing by. will talk about the latest blow to global terrorists. using cloud technology and telemedicine, verizon innovators are helping doctors care for patients remotely. so a kid has every chance in the world-- the good new is... no matter where she lives. ...we can fix it. because the world's biggest challenges deserve even bigger solutions. powerful answers. verizon. congestion, for
to the debt ceiling. of course, the problem is, they have to get beyond the shutting down the government. then they can sit down and talk. and then the president's democrats, as wolf was talking about earlier, then they can get really update because they don't want any cuts in medicare, for example. >> yeah, the president, he needs to call up john boehner and the two of them, without anybody else, they have to start talking and talking. dana don't go too far away. gloria sheer as well....
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as you put out a second ago, does mitt romney want to be running as guy posed to raising the debt ceiling? >> to be honest, when you look at this issue objectively, it's a ridiculous thing for him to say. so, yeah. interesting point. >> but this is what happens when you pander in the primaries. the long contest the democrats had in 2008 was largely about who could appeal to the voters in the center of the spectrum. this is all about who can appeal to voters at the far right. and minnesota, republican parties fault lines are between tim pawlenty and michele bachmann. so, this is really going to be an interesting fight. the caucus states, not necessarily the most representative way to select a president either. >> thanks very much to all of you. appreciate it. remember, barack obama voted against raising the debt ceiling. then became president and said yea. >>> we're going to go to syria for a report from arwa damon and next, we take you to a number of places in america where they are ditching the dollar. how can you get back pain relief that lasts up to 16 hours? with thermacare heatwraps.
as you put out a second ago, does mitt romney want to be running as guy posed to raising the debt ceiling? >> to be honest, when you look at this issue objectively, it's a ridiculous thing for him to say. so, yeah. interesting point. >> but this is what happens when you pander in the primaries. the long contest the democrats had in 2008 was largely about who could appeal to the voters in the center of the spectrum. this is all about who can appeal to voters at the far right. and...
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but get over that debt ceiling issue right away. we'll see what the white house says about that. mitt romney dreamed of living in the white house. he's at least going to settle in for a lunch date tomorrow. >>> a pack of cigarettes could have a new look with new language about what tobacco companies did to hide the risks of smoking. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can afford. every day nearly nine million older americans don't have enough to eat. anything else? no, not today. join me, aarp, and aarp foundation in the drive to end hunger by visiting drivetoendhunger.org. wanted to provide better employee benefits while balancing the company's bottom line, their very first word was... [ to the tune of "lullaby and good night" ] ♪ af-lac ♪ aflac [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. [ yawning sound ] bp has paid overthe people of bp twenty-threeitment to the gulf. billion dollars to help those affected and t
but get over that debt ceiling issue right away. we'll see what the white house says about that. mitt romney dreamed of living in the white house. he's at least going to settle in for a lunch date tomorrow. >>> a pack of cigarettes could have a new look with new language about what tobacco companies did to hide the risks of smoking. [ gordon ] for some this line is a convenience. how you doing today? i'm good thanks. how are you? i'm good. [ gordon ] but for others, it's all they can...
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one track is dealing with money issues and the debt ceiling. the other track is dealing with obama care and policy issues on the continuing resolution. >> speaking of obama -- >> what's interesting about that -- >> go ahead. >> that is different than the ted cruz strategy. ted cruz said on the debt ceiling, you've got to include obama care. this is a break with the ted cruz wing. it's a very significant development. baby steps back toward some kind of sanity for the center of power in the republican party. >> what about, though, and that's interesting you point out the two different sort of factions moving forward, but what about obama care. we have elizabeth cohen talking about issues with password saids and maybe not password issues. this rollout not totally pretty. >> certainly not. medicare part d didn't roll out well. it eventually got fixed. if you look at romney care, really, obama care is really romney care. romney care got off to a bumpy start. now it's incredibly popular in massachusetts and worked. it's often the case when things fir
one track is dealing with money issues and the debt ceiling. the other track is dealing with obama care and policy issues on the continuing resolution. >> speaking of obama -- >> what's interesting about that -- >> go ahead. >> that is different than the ted cruz strategy. ted cruz said on the debt ceiling, you've got to include obama care. this is a break with the ted cruz wing. it's a very significant development. baby steps back toward some kind of sanity for the...
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ceiling before the deadline today. we're not driving to drive us over the cliff, resolve some real issues and say there are real problems let's deal with them. >> congressman langford, appreciate your being on. dana bash. a lot more to talk about. the web site that's almost unusable, healthcare.gov we'll discuss what's going wrong with it and what's going on with the architect of both obama care and romney care. that's next. store and essentially they just get sold something. we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. before you invest in a mattress, discover the bed clinically proven to improve sleep quality. once you experience it, there's no going back. oh, yeah! at our columbus day event, save $500 to $700 dollars on the final closeout of our performance series mattress sets. but hurry-ends soon! only at a sleep number store, where queen mattresses start at just $699.99. sleep number. comfort individualized >>> welcome back. more on our breaking news. talks continuing between house republicans and
ceiling before the deadline today. we're not driving to drive us over the cliff, resolve some real issues and say there are real problems let's deal with them. >> congressman langford, appreciate your being on. dana bash. a lot more to talk about. the web site that's almost unusable, healthcare.gov we'll discuss what's going wrong with it and what's going on with the architect of both obama care and romney care. that's next. store and essentially they just get sold something. we provide...
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on the issue of the debt ceiling, i was one of the people pushing senator obama to actually permit the debt ceiling to go up so i was in favor. i want responsible cutting on the other ends but i thought michele bachmann did a very good job tonight. i thought all of the candidates did a good job tonight. i really want to stress that, you know, there were no ermbarrassments among that group. they did a good job. >> cornell, as a pollster, one of the questions i guess about michele bachmann is how would she appeal to independents? how do you think she did with hersst or with that group tonight? >> i don't think it's that important about independents per se, right now because that's for another time but let's be clear. there's not a candidate on the platform this evening than has a bigger upside than michele bachmann when you talk about winning the republican voters caucusgoers. this is someone who speaks our concer awe thenticily. if you were a voter paying attention and you don't know about the bomb she's throwing in the past and sort of some of her past statements, she came across as ve
on the issue of the debt ceiling, i was one of the people pushing senator obama to actually permit the debt ceiling to go up so i was in favor. i want responsible cutting on the other ends but i thought michele bachmann did a very good job tonight. i thought all of the candidates did a good job tonight. i really want to stress that, you know, there were no ermbarrassments among that group. they did a good job. >> cornell, as a pollster, one of the questions i guess about michele bachmann...
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debts. >> nicole, you were in the bush white house where the debt ceiling was raised a number of times. now that you're in new york and have got some distance on d.c. how do you see this? >> i'm glad i write fiction now. but look, i don't know that we've ever seen a negotiation go from such highs where just days ago they were talk about a historic deal that would have a generational benefit and impact to bullying each other and cramming peas down each other's throat, pushing back from tables and digging in. so i think this deteriorated much more dramatically and much more quickly than anything else. and i think when you get out of washington, i think it's a cumulative thing with the public. the public is so beyond disgust with the leaders in washington. and i think even republican voices like shawn hannity are arguing in favor of making sure the country does not default on its debt. but i think what republicans feel like they've contributed if you will or their part of the compromise was agreeing to let this country get deeper into debt. >> but from a republican perspective, nicole, wh
debts. >> nicole, you were in the bush white house where the debt ceiling was raised a number of times. now that you're in new york and have got some distance on d.c. how do you see this? >> i'm glad i write fiction now. but look, i don't know that we've ever seen a negotiation go from such highs where just days ago they were talk about a historic deal that would have a generational benefit and impact to bullying each other and cramming peas down each other's throat, pushing back...
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the number one issue that relates to that debt ceiling is whether the government is going to keep on spending money they don't have. the american people and congress and every person elected in washington has to understand we want to see a president finally lay out plans for reigning in the excesses of government. you've heard on here a whole series of ideas about entitlements. that's about 60% of federal spends. that's a big piece, ideas from all the people up here. where are the president's ideas. we have different ideas here. we can try different ideas in different states and different programs at the federal level, but why isn't the president leading? is he isn't leading on balancing the budget and on jobs. he's faileded american people, and that's why he's not going to be relaektsed. >> governor, what happens if you don't raise it? is it okay not to? >> what happens if we continue to spend time and time again, year and year again? more money than we take in? what we say to america is, at some point you hit a wall. at some point people around the world say i won't keep loaning mo
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ceiling. he urged barack obama to stand firm and he compared the surcurt stalemate to the government shutdown. that shutdown, you may remember, ended with republicans getting most of the blame for bringing government operations to a halt for nearly a month. clinton also warned if there's no deal by the august 2nd deadline, interest rates will rise and the nation's credit rating will decline. >> they're in one week, out one week. then they're saying obama's got to step in. you need to be here. i've been here. >> president obama shifted his tone of late and went after congressional republicans in his wednesday news conference. tagging them is friends of the wealthy and giant oil companies who don't always put in a fuel week's work. so let's talk about the debt debate and everything going on with two political pros here. lenny mcalister is a republican analyst and maria cardona is a strategist. is the president ramping up his negotiating skills? >> i think it is the president ramping up his negot
ceiling. he urged barack obama to stand firm and he compared the surcurt stalemate to the government shutdown. that shutdown, you may remember, ended with republicans getting most of the blame for bringing government operations to a halt for nearly a month. clinton also warned if there's no deal by the august 2nd deadline, interest rates will rise and the nation's credit rating will decline. >> they're in one week, out one week. then they're saying obama's got to step in. you need to be...
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kate, this is a major issue raising the debt ceiling. lots at stake right now. what's this vote today all about? >> reporter: this is an important issue, raising the federal debt limit. we have been talking about it for weeks now. this showdown that's happening today, though, is very interesting this. this vote will be happening in the next few minutes that the president supports -- has supported the proposal. democrats supported it and republicans are bringing the vote to the floor. still no agreement and still this vote is expected to fail. this is what's going on. house of representatives brought a bill to the floor that would raise the federal debt limit by $2.4 trillion. estimated to allow the treasury to continue paying its bills through december of 2012. this does not have spending cuts attached to it. but because of that, the republicans are going to be voting for this and the point of this whole vote today is to demonstrate that there is not enough support to let a so-called kleenex tension pass through the house without some steep spending cuts which i
kate, this is a major issue raising the debt ceiling. lots at stake right now. what's this vote today all about? >> reporter: this is an important issue, raising the federal debt limit. we have been talking about it for weeks now. this showdown that's happening today, though, is very interesting this. this vote will be happening in the next few minutes that the president supports -- has supported the proposal. democrats supported it and republicans are bringing the vote to the floor....
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, whether it's the debt ceiling, whether it's the discussion around the bill in ohio where governor romney has been missing in action in terms of showing any kind of leadership. i do believe that the electorate this go around will be looking for clearly defined presidential leadership. i'm not sure that we're seeing it. we're putting out our own economic proposals. next week i'll have an energy speech that i'll be giving in new hampshire. we're calling for clear cut leadership positions for the united states to be taking us back on our feet. and it will secure the american century for the people of the united states. >> so when you say it's it's a perfectly lubricated weather vein or when george will says he is a recidivist reviser, basically you're saying tez a flip-flopper on some of the most important issues. >> you don't get any more important than life. when you have an he pif any like this that is highly political. >> you're talking about abortion rights for women. what is your exact position on abortion rights for women? are there any exceptions from your standpoint for a woman gett
, whether it's the debt ceiling, whether it's the discussion around the bill in ohio where governor romney has been missing in action in terms of showing any kind of leadership. i do believe that the electorate this go around will be looking for clearly defined presidential leadership. i'm not sure that we're seeing it. we're putting out our own economic proposals. next week i'll have an energy speech that i'll be giving in new hampshire. we're calling for clear cut leadership positions for the...